Fur clasp



March 23 ,1926. 1,577,624

S. GOLDSTEIN FUR CLASP Filed Feb. 11. 1922 B "Za/4' ATTORNEYS patented 23, i926..

maires srnrss isizzi SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN, OF' NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed February 11, m22. Serial No. 535,677.

To @ZZ @07mm t may concern:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL GoLns'rnrN, a citizen of the United States, and resident ot New York city, in the county of New York and State of New Yorin have invented certain new and i eiul .improv ments'in Fur lilla-isps, oi which the :following is a specification.

This invention relates to a clasp and more particularly to a :tur clasp; and has special reference to the provision of a novel and improved clasp adapted ior attachment or attached to the animal head of' a fur piece such as fur neck-piece or scari.

As is well known, for fastening or securing the head piece of a fur scarf to the tail or body portion thereof when the scarf is worn about the neck ot the user, the heed piece is provided with a clasp adapted for engaging or clasping the body portion or tail piece of the Jfur scarf or garment. The clasps preif'iously employed for this purpose usually comprise upper and lower pivoted jaw members, the upper jaw member being' attached to and usually received within and concealed by the animal head of the t'ur piece, with the lower jaw member movable relatively thereto and arranged for occupying the position of the lower jaw of the animal head. ln prior constructions of clasps oit this type, the jaw'members have usually been made of sheet metal, the said jaw members beingl provided with overlying metal flange portions providing,` the bearings for the hinge pintle er pivot pin of the clasp. ylhe lower metal jaw member which arranged external to and is movable relatively to the head piece of the fur is usually pro vided with a cover or sack ot knitted fabric such as silk, this to the end oi' concealingl iroin view the metal construction oi the clasp and to the end oli providing some means harmonizing with the characteristics and appearance o'l' the :tur head. The clasps made in this manner, however, do not eiiectually serve the purposes 'for which they are intended, numerous disadvantages and defects from the viewpoints ol use and appearance being,` inherently Vpresent in these clasp constructions provided. In use, for example, the knitted sack orcover has a relatively short life and alter some fingering by the user becomes worn and torn, presenting a ragged and uncouth appearance, and after further wear exposing undesirable metal portions of the lclasptoview. Fui'- tliermore, the metal flanges forming the hinge pintle receiving` elements, in opening and closing of the jaw members, have been round to have a shearing action7 the hair ol' the fur clasped between the jaws being `oit- 'times caught and pulled or sheared during Yclasliing and unclasping action. ln appear- 'ance the lower fabric covered jaw member does not present suticient body and does not present the appearance for sin'iulating` the lower jaw el the animal or for harmonizing with the character of the iur headused. vlli/loreover, the -ifabric sack or cover is incapable of concealing. from view the metal portions of the pintlediearing flangesE it beingnecessary in practice to sew or stitch the garment head withgreat. care where exposure of such meta portions is desired to be avoided. 'lo` eliminate these disadvantages and detects in the appearance and use olfviiur clasps of prior construction and to provide a fur clasp vwhich combines the qualities and characteristics of durability, eiiicient serviceability, elinective simulation of the appropriate part of the animal head, neat pearance and attractiveness is a prime desideration or my present invention.,

4rllhe principal vobjects of my present invention may be said lto include, besides the provision of a clasp having,` the characteiL istics above enumeratecLthe further provision of a clasp in which the lower jaw mehr ber is made of a molded material such as composition material and shaped to provide 'l the Lloo-dy and appearance el' the lower aw ot the animal head; the provision ot a clasp oihis nature in which the uppei' jaw is pivotall connected to the lower jaw in a manner to ell'ectually minimize or prevent the undesirable catching and shearing; ot itur and suoli other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the elements andtheir relation one to the other as hereinatter particularly described and lill) sought to be defined in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which shovvv a preferred embodiment of my invention, and in which:

Figure l shows a perspective view of the animal head of a fur piece With my clasp attached thereto and forming part thereof,

Figure 2 is an elevational view 'ofthe 'same With parts shown in cross section and other parts broken away,

Figure 3 isa perspective view of the clasp detached,` and Y llligurefl is va rien' taken `in cross section on theV line lr-el, Figurc'Z.

Referring Ato the diaivings, thec-lasp of my inventionis :constructed for attachment to the animal head Vof afur piece,this being particularly shown in Figures 1 and'of' the drawings, wherein the clasp C of' my inventionis shoivn associated with and attached tothe head H of "a yfur -piecersuclu :for eX- amplle, asa neck-piece `or scarf. n The `clasp C comprises the relatively movableV upper and lower jaw'members j and jt `pivoted one on the other, the upper jawjniember y" being attachedv to `the animal liea'dH asby being received Within Ithe mouth of' thek head andV completely housed by and concealed Withinthe same, the said upper jaw j being inserted Within the head through transverse and longitudinal slits sr providedin the 'under portion of the head H, the saidslits being suitably closed as by being stitched after the upper javvisinserted in the head, the vloi'ver jaw Amember jz being pivotally movable .relatively tothe upper jaw jfand head H, the said lower jaw 'being arranged to occupy the position of thelovvery jaW'of the fur piece head.

As heretoforeV mentioned, `a principal object of my present invention comprehends the provision of a fur clasp in which the jaw members of the vclasp are effectively correlated to perform the clasping function and in which the externally arranged loWer jaw member may be made tofully simulate inl fornn'sha-pe and `appearance the lower jaw of the `animal head, and in which, furthermore, the lower jaw member may be made durable and serviceable with such jaw member retaining-its characteristic and neat appearance, irrespective of the period of use or amount of Wear to Which it is subjected, and in which, moreover, said lower jaw may be constructed in a manner to conceal all metal portions of the clasp. To the accomplishment of these ends the lower jaw j2 is fashioned out of a molded material and preferably a composition material such as, for example, a Celluloid or bakelite substance or the like, the said jaw jz being given a configuration'hand contour toeflect a full simulation of the lower jaw of the animal and'to provide parts for effectively cooperating with the upper jaw j to eliminate any shearing tendencies during clasping and unclasping and to conceal Iall metallic portions from view. rlthis is clearly shown in the drawings, and referring more in detailtlereto,"tlie loiver jaw jg is shaped to provide the front jaw portion and the rear finger grip portion 11 and the intermediate upstazndin'g A pintle-bearing ear, portions 12 and 13 spaced on opposite sides of the said jaw member. The jan' member ivhen molded is Vgiven sufficient body7 and is contoured as clearly shown in the dran'- i-ngs to present the characteristic appearance of Vthe corresponding portion of the animal head, the said jaw member l0 being preferably rounded on its under side and flattened on its top surface and provided at its front end with a pocket or recess 14. ln vmolding the said lower jaw member any color may be imparted theretoharmonizing with the Atype of fur head to `which it is to be atcached The uppery jaw member y" of my clasp is preferably `made of relatively thin sheet paterial stamped or otherwise shaped to provide the front jaw portion 15 complemental to the loiver jaw portion 10 and the rear finger grip portion 16 compl-emental to the 'lowergrip portion'll, the said upper jaw memberj being further provided With the i downturned intermediately located pintlebearing Piange portions 17 and 18 spaced on opposite sides of the 'said jaiv member. For strengthening` the jaw member 7" the same may be providedivvith'a 'longitudinal bead or rib 19 and for cti-'operating vvith the socket or recess 1st of the lovver jaiv member the upper j'aivmember may beprovided with a downwardly turned lip 20 adapted to seat Within the pocket 14: 'and effect a firm clasping of the appropriate part of the fur garment. Y

For the purpose of providing a rigid and strong hinge or pivot construction for the jaw members and for the further purpose of correlating'the pintle-bearing kelements so that the metal portions of the upper jaw member y" are effectively concealed from view, the upstanding cars 1 2 and 13 of the lower jaw member are grooved longitudinally toprovide the recesses or sockets 2l and 22 respectively, the said sockets receiving the pintle-bearing flange portions 1T and 18 respectively of the uppcr'jaiv member, the construction being such that each ear portion provides upstanding walls on opposite sides of a pintle-bearing flange portion with the pintle-bearing flange portion concealed from view by the exterior ear Wall, this being clearly shown, for example, in Figures 3 and 'el `of the Vdrawings wherein the'ear portion 12 is shown to comprise the outer and inner upstanding Walls 1Q and 122 arranged on'opposite sides of the flange portion 17 and the .ear portion 13 is shown to 

